CB ELECTRONICS TMC-1 User manual

CB Electronics
TMC-1 Monitor Remote
Release
User
Guide
Version 4.0

TMC-1 Monitor Controller Introduction
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The TMC-1 Monitor Controller is supplied with different software to suit the system controlled.
This document describes the operation with the Avid XMon, A AX32/NTP Penta, -Mon
and A-Mon. Monitor Control Unit and with XPand 8 channel Monitor Expansion unit.
•Connects to Avid XMon via CC VGA cable and converter
box(1:1)(supplied) (Requires tmc1-xmon s/w).
•Connects Trinnov -Mon via Ethernet (Requires tmc1-dmon s/w),
use the TMC-1- Mon Manual with this manual
•Connects to A AX32/NTP Penta via Ethernet (Requires tmc1-
penta s/w) Use the TMC-1-Penta Manual with this manual
•Connects to AMon via CC VGA cable(supplied) (Requires tmc1-
amon s/w)
•Protected calibration settings
•Internal Talkback Microphone
•Play tally from Play GP Input, MTC, HUI or LTC
•Record/Red Light GP Input/Output
•Record Tally from Record GP Input or HUI
•Auto-Mute Main LS, Studio LS, Talkback and Listen Back
programmable from Play and Record GPIO
•Before, uring and After automation of Studio L/S and Headphone
Output.
•Two presetable talkback routings
•ual User Calibration Settings, default: 85 and 80 SPL
•edicated speaker solo/mute keys.
•GPIO’s for Talkback, Listenback, PFL/AFL, Auto
•Stem mixing with Mute and Solo
•A/B Input selection
This guide will introduce the TMC-1 with examples and illustrations
Further information, the TMC-1 Reference manual and software upgrades can be found at
www.colinbroad.com/cbsoft/tmc1/tmc1.html
Features

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The TMC-1 has six connectors on the rear as follows
•H 15 female: XMon/A-Mon connection including RS-422 or MI I, Headphone, and
Microphone. The XMon communications are via MI I or RS-422, the
A-Mon by RS-422. We have tested communications with 100m cables
and crosstalk between the control and talkback mic on cables up to
25m. If using the talkback Mic in the TMC-1, and need a cable longer
than 10m you may need to screen the talkback mic separately. The
A-Mon provides a separate back panel connection for the Talkback
Mic.
•USB: Used for Power and if connected to MI I on a AW, this is used with
MTC or HUI for auto talkback, auto listenback, auto mute and
Timecode isplay.
•¼” Jack: Headphone Cue monitor connection to X-Mon/A-Mon via 15 pin
VGA cable.
•B15 Male: GPIO in/out – Talkback 1 and 2 Enable/Selection, PFL/AFL enable,
H/W Mute output, LTC input, Play Input, Rec/Red light in/out.
•3.5mm Jack: Electret Microphone input (Laptop Mic), connects in place
•RJ45: Ethernet: Network connection for Penta and -MonVersion
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The TMC-1 is designed as a desktop unit but may be mounted flush with the desktop. The
unit should be sited in any convenient position away from sources of moisture or excessive
heat. The TFT display brightness may be adjusted via the Setup menu to optimise viewing
under different lighting conditions.
Power the TMC-1 via the USB cable supplied. The TMC-1 may be powered directly from the
USB power supply or connected directly to the AW.
The TMC-1 will recognize and configure the connected monitor system to the last TMC-1
setting on power up. If no monitoring hardware is not discovered, then No XMON, No
Penta/ A , No -Mon or No A-mon will be displayed in the top right of the TFT isplay.
Once good communications are established, this will then be replaced as selected in the
Setup Menu.

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TMC-1 and TMC-1-S6 Views
TMC-1 and TMC-1-S6 , TMC-1 Rear view with Ethernet and T/B Mic Input

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For the first time or after Major Software Update
Factory Default:
We recommend that you start from the factory default setting. This sets all gains and Trims
at 0dB and selects the Main input and Output. To do this, you need to enter the advanced
menu – see appendix B: Selecting the Advanced menu
Having setup the unit to its default setting, you can then adjust each input trim as required
to achieve the required SPL level and trim the speaker outputs where necessary.
Note: After a factory reset the input and output names are reset to there default values.
Use TMC-1-Penta2 or TMC1-mac/Win to reprogram.
Protected/Calibrated Settin s
To remove the protection and enable calibration
1) epress [select] and [Page] to access the “Select Page”
2) Select [Setup]
3) Calibration enable is in the Advanced Setup, to access depress [Select] and [->]
keys to access Adv Menu 01.
4) epress the [->] key to access Adv Menu 02:- Calibration Lock
5) Use the [^] and [v] keys to select Unlock All
6) Use the [Page] to exit setup, the TFT display will now show “Calibration” in the top
Right.
Input Trim:
Each input has a -10db to +20dB input trim in 1dB steps.
1. Enable Calibration as above
2. Select the Meters page
3. Enable the input Selection [I/P Sel], this is a user defined key
4. isable [Sum]

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5. epress and hold the selected input, a Red Box in the lower right will display the
Input Trim
6. Adjust as required whilst holding selected input key depressed
7. Repeat as required for all inputs
8. isable Calibration
Speaker Trim:
Each speaker output has a +/-4dB trim in 0.5dB steps. Select the Meters page then enable
speaker Solo using the [Solo] key, by default this is the [Ctrl/Solo] key.
1. Enable Calibration
2. Connect input to Pink Noise at reference level (-20dBFS 0dBm nominal)
3. Enable the “Solo” page using the [Solo] key (Note Solo is a user function), Select the
required output and speaker, on the Penta version you can step through the
speaker banks using the [Solo] key.
4. Solo the individual speaker, hold the speaker key depressed, a Red Box in lower
right will display the speaker trim
5. Adjust as required whilst holding speaker key depressed.
6. Repeat as required for all speakers
7. isable Calibration
Mono Trim:
When Mono is enabled the output has a +/-4dB trim in 0.5dB steps.
1. Enable Calibration
2. Select the Meters page
3. Hold the [Mono] key depressed (Mono is a User key), a Green Box in the lower right
will display the Mono trim
4. Adjust as required whilst holding [Mono] epressed
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7.1 and 5.1 Trim:
When 7.1 or 5.1 are enabled the surround outputs have a 0dB to -12dB trim in 0.5dB steps.
1. Enable Calibration
2. Select the Meters or Input/Output page
3. Hold the [7.1] or [5.1] User key depressed, a Green Box in the lower right will
display the 7.1 or 5.1 trim
4. Adjust as required whilst holding [7.1] or [5.1] epressed
5. isable Calibration
Cal A B Trim:
The factory reset value for Cal A is 85 and Cal B is 80. However, these values can be
adjusted when calibration is enabled.
1. Enable Calibration Mode
2. Whilst in the Advanced Setup, find “SPL @ 0dB Gain” Menu and set as close as
possible (2dB Steps)
3. Hold [Cal A] or [Cal B] depressed.
4. Adjust as required
5. isable calibration
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The XMon/A-Mon and Penta have two talkback inputs, one from the controller via the 15
Way Control cable and an external talkback input on the TB/LB/UTIL Connector. The two
inputs have individual gain settings that can be adjusted from TMC-1.
SLS
GAIN
Int GAIN
CUE 2Ext. T/B 2
T/B
T/B
T/B 1
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The Talkback output may be routed by the TMC-1 user keys [T/B 1] and [T/B 2] and [T/B 1x]
and [T/B 2x] which enable the internal or external talkback microphones. GP Inputs may
also be assigned via the menu to enable the internal and external talkback. The two
Talkback GP Outputs may be used to drive relays that switch the talkback output
destination.
The Cue Send page is used to enable T/B 1 and T/B 2 to the cue outputs.
Internal Talkback and Listen-back Latching
When you depress and release the Talkback/Listen-back switches quickly, they latch so
that a second depression will release the Talkback/Listen-back. When you hold the
Talkback/Listen-back switches depressed for a longer time, the Talkback/Listen-back will
turn off when the key is released.
Note. You can disable the Latching in the Advanced Menu
TMC-1 Internal External Microphone Gain adjust
Whenever the T/B 1 or T/B 2 switch on the TMC-1 is depressed, the internal Talkback
Microphone Gain is displayed at the lower right of the TFT display. The gain may be
adjusted by the knob.
Whenever the T/B 1x or T/B 2x switch on the TMC-1 is depressed, the external Talkback
Microphone Gain is displayed at the lower right of the TFT display. The gain may be
adjusted by the knob.
You can also adjust the gain on the Levels page by selecting the input and depressing the
Select key.
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The TMC-1 allows for up to two Listenback inputs (1 on TMC-1- mon)
Listen Gain Adjust
epress Listen 1 to adjust Listen Microphone 1 gain
epress Listen 2 to adjust Listen Microphone 2 gain
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The TMC-1 can switch and control the gain of a AFL/PFL input, AFL Enable is via a GP Input.
AFL Gain Adjust
The AFL Gain is controlled from the Levels page, to access first access the “Select Page” by
depressing [Select] and [Page], then use the [Levels] key (5). Scroll down to AFL I/P using
the [v] and [^] keys. The gain may now be changed via the knob whilst [Select] is
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The TMC-1 has a A/B User key to select between two input selections which can be
individual or the sum of multiple inputs.
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The TMC-1 control panel provides access to all the available functions of Monitoring
hardware. There are a number of different pages that may be selected on the TFT isplay.
The Two main pages are selected by depressing the [Page] key quickly to display the
screens shown below.
The legends at the bottom of the screen correspond to the button layout of the TMC-1.
Meters Page:
The Meters page is the default page.
epressing the Page key will always
return to the Meters page
The functions of the 8 keys below the
screen are user defined and
displayed at the bottom of the
screen
Speaker Mute:
Mute is a user key, assigned by
default to the[Select] key.
Where more than 8 outputs are
available use the [Mute] key to select
the Bank.
The image indicates Lb and Rb
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Speaker Solo Page:
Solo is a user key, assigned by default
to the[Ctrl] key.
Where more than 8 outputs are
available use the [Solo] key to select
the Bank.
The image indicates Centre solo.
Input selection:
The [I/P Sel] User key will change the
bottom line display from the Meters
or In/out page. When [Sum] is
enabled multiple inputs can be
combined.
TMC-1-Penta only the [Pallet] key
enables the Pallet isplay.
Input Select with Sum
Enabled
Cue Sends Page:
XMon has 5 Cue outputs, All others
have 4 Cue outputs.
Use [^] & [v] keys to select the Cue
O/P
[Select] key to enable the source
selection and adjust gain for the
selected cue output.
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output.
[PFL] Monitor Selected Cue output (if
available)
Cue Sends Page with Select
Depressed
In Out Preset Page
The Sum key enables/disables the
Sum Mode. If Sum is not enabled,
then the Input key selects the
individual inputs. If Sum is enabled,
the Input Inc will display the input
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Information display: Shown Below
Having selected several pages, you will have noted that the right hand section of the
display is repeated in all but one of the above displays. This Section displays the following
information
NOTE: Talkback functions can be momentary or latching
•SPL Level (Green when Normal, Red when Mute or im
Active) This display is selectable between SPL, olby
Level or Gain.
•Selected Source including Listen back
•Mute/ im
•Mono/Stereo/5.1/7.1 on/off
•Talk/Back on/off, (Blue for internal T/B, Red for External
T/B only)
•Studio Loudspeaker on/off
•Record/Play Indicator
•Knob control destination if not the Main output level. In
this case, the knob controls Internal SLS Gain.
•Cue O/P status

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The “Select Page” shown below is used to access the other pages. To access use [Select]
and [Page].
Select Page:
epressed the [Select] and [Page}
key will access the Page Select
Screen as Shown.
Keys 1-8 will access extra screens.
The Functions of the other keys are
displayed on this Page
Green may be changed from this
screen
Blue may be changed in the
setup menu.
Auto Mute Page
Enable/disable different outputs
on state change there are three
choices on change of state 1) No
Change, 2) Mute, 3) Enable. The
action is only performed on
change. To set, select line using
[<] and [>] then depress the Select
key. The Enable line is used to
enable disable individual columns
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The Auto Mute pages is selected using a user defined key or from the “Select Page” screen
([Select] + [Page] to access) , You can switch back to the Meters page at any time using
the [Page] key alone.
The Auto mute is controlled by transport tallies; two GPI inputs are provided Play and
Record and Hui via the USB port. If there is no Play tally output from your AW you can use
either MTC via the USB connector or LTC via the GPIO connector as a play tally. You can
change the polarity of the GPIO inputs in the Setup menu. You can also program the User
key to act as a Play or record Start/Stop.
For each output there is an enable key (Blue = Enabled) and then Play Start, Play Stop,
Record Start, Record Stop, where you can determine the action. This provides an
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Auto Talkback
The auto talkback will disable both T/B1 and T/B2 but only enable T/B1
Note: Check out the “Auto Resume T/B” [A/R T/B] user key in the TMC-1 Reference
Auto Studio L S
Not yet Available
Before, uring and After style monitor
control of Studio L/S output. Switching
on change of state as per Auto mute.
To set, select line using [<] and [>] then
depress the Select key for
Off/Mute/Enable of the selected
sources.
Auto Headphones
Not Yet available
Before, uring and After style monitor
control of the headphone output.
Switching on change of state as per
Auto mute. To set, select line using [<]
and [>] and then depress the Select
key to choose the sources.
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The Setup menu is selected from the Page Select ({Select} + [Page] to access). To exit the
Setup page, use the Page key to return to the Meters page.
The Setup menu is described in more detail
later in this manual. The [<] and [>] keys
select the menu page, the [^] and [v] keys
(keys [3] and [7]) change the selected
value. The [Listen] key enables/disables
Listen back and the [T/B] key
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LE indicates status.
The remaining pages are available from the Select Page screen. As usual, depressing the
[Page] key alone will return you to the Meters page. The most important extra page is
shown below [Levels]
T B, L B, AFL Page
On the Talkback and Listen page you can
see the gains for each input displayed,
including AFL. The Green box on the lower
Right of the screen is displayed whenever
the Encoder is not controlling the Monitor
Volume. In this case, Talkback 1 input gain
has been selected and can be adjusted
via the Encoder. Use the [<] and [>] keys
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[Mute]:
Mute the Monitor output, when active a Red MUTE icon will be displayed in the TFT.
Note: Mute will also reset any active Solo.
[Dim]:
im the Monitor output, Hold [ im] key down to adjust the dim amount, between –
10 to -40dB in 1dB steps. A green icon with the dim value is displayed in the centre of
the screen.
[Page]:
Select displayed TFT page:
•Use to return to the meters page, When the Meters are displayed the Page key
function may be programmed from the Setup menu. efault action: Select the
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•Select and Page together to display the Page select menu.
Select Ctrl Key:
These keys may be used with other keys to modify their behaviour, for example
[Select]+[Page] to access the Select page. When used alone their action on release may
be programmed from the Menu. Their efault action is as follows
Select: Speaker Mute
Ctrl: Speaker Solo
[Select] Key:
The function of this key when is dependant on the displayed page as follows
1) Cues Page: Use with keys[1]-[8] to select Cue Send content
2) Auto Pages: used with keys [1]-[8] to select auto function
3) Other Pages: User programmable from the Menu, default = Speaker Mute
[Ctrl] Key:
The function of this key dependant on the displayed page as follows
1) All Pages: used with the [Mute] key to enable the hardware mute and Soft Mute. The
hardware mute is disabled with the normal Mute.
2) Other Pages: User programmable from the Menu, default = Speaker Solo
Volume Knob
Unless a key is depressed or Cal Locked the Volume Knob will ALWAYS adjust the main
monitor volume.
The Knob Click action ca be programmed from the TMC-1-Win/Mac App or the TMC-
Setup Menu.
Note: If any Solo or Cal Lock is active the Knob click will clear this in the 1stb depression and
require a second depression to perform the programmed action.
Cal Lock
Repeated Clicks on the ([Cal A] or [Cal B] User keys will lock and unlock the gain. When
locked the appropriate cal LE will be lit. You can also disable Cal Lock by clicking on the
Volume Knob or the [ efeat] User key.

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Not all users require the same functions, too many
keys are confusing. The compromise that we
have made is to make most keys user
programmable. User Keys 1-8 below the display
have two banks, you can use another key (by
default the [Page] key ) to select between banks.
You can program identical functions on keys
allowing you to change only a few keys in the
second bank. For a full list of available User key
functions download the TMC-1 Reference
manual from;-
http://www.colinbroad.com/cbsoft/tmc1/tmc1.h
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Note. Not all macros are available on all versions, the TMC-1 program will only display
available macro’s
A screen shot from the TMC-1 configuration tool is shown to the right. Use the Bank buttons
to select the bank to program. If you just want to modify individual keys red the current
setup before changing. You can save the user setup to file and download you own
preferences or change them depending on the job you are currently performing.
After a factory reset the user key functions are set to there default function, you can modify
the user keys directly from the TMC-1 (You can lock this in the advanced setup) by holding
down the Select key or Control key and using the user key to select its function. It is easier to
use the TMC-1 configuration tool which is available for Mac or Windows and connects via
the USB from which you can save and recall your selections.
When programming the User keys you should remember that keys 2,3,4,7 are not available
on all screens, and that keys 1-8 are used for Speaker/Stem mute or solo.
ownload the TMC-1 Reference guide for a full list of user functions
Display Keys [1] – [8]
The functions of the 8 keys in the top two rows (1..8) are used as user definable keys unless
defined by the selected page of the TFT display when they will be defined by the selected
page. As user keys they are arranged in two banks providing up to 16 user keys (By default
the Page key selects between the banks)
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The function of the [User] key may be selected when the page select screen is displayed, Hold the
select key depressed and repeated depressions of the [User key] will select and display its function,
the LED follows on the function selected The Default function of the User key is [SLS]
Function Keys: [Fn-1], [Fn-2], [Fn-3]
Switches 9, 10, 11, these Function keys can be user-defined from the page select screen
(access using [Select]+[Page]) by holding the select key depressed and repeated
depressions of the relevant key. The LE ’s follow the selected function.
The User Key and function keys are not banked as their function is only displayed in the
Select Page screen.
The alternate functions of the Page, Select, Ctrl and knob are programmable from the
Menu.
Function Keys - Default operation after factory Reset
[Fn-1] Speaker Select
[Fn-2] A/B - Select between two In/Out selections A and B, the isplay shows
indicates the current selection in the middle Top.
[Fn-3] Solo efeat - efeats both Stem Solo and Speaker Solo
Knob Push
The Knob Push action can be programmed from the Setup Menu.
Note. If any of the below are active the initial knob push will clear them and require a
second knob push to perform any programmed action
Solo, Talkback, listen back, AFL, PFL and Cal Lock

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The setup menu is entered from the page select page, depress [Select and [Page] keys to
select the Page select screen and then pressing key [Setup]
Setup Menu:
The [<-] and [->] keys select the menu
page, the [^] and [v] keys change current
selection.
Note: S/W version at top of screen
See the TMC-1 Reference for a full list of the menu’s
Advanced Setup
The TMC-1 Setup is split into two sections, normal and advanced, the normal setup is for
operator use and the advanced is used to enable calibration mode and configure
installation variable.
epress the [Select] key and then the [>] key to Enter the Advanced Menu or [Select] and
[Setup] to enter directly.
See the TMC-1 Reference for a full list of setup options.
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The TMC-1 has 5 GP High Impedance Input’s, 4 GP Open collector Outputs and 3
combined GPIO which can be used as inputs or outputs. They are used for a number of
user selectable functions:- Producer Talkback, Bass Extension Enable. Red Light from Hui,
Auto talkback/Mute…
See the TMC-1 Reference for more information